Primate Ecology is like no other module we’ve taken before in our many years of University: it is an experience that will stay with us … Read more
Category: Biological Anthropology
Stirling Lecture – How Woman’s Evolution Challenges Traditional Narrative Views of Man’s
This year’s Stirling Lecture will be delivered by Dr Holly Dunsworth, University of Rhode Island, with a talk entitled ‘This View of Wife: How Woman’s … Read more
School of Anthropology and Conservation declares Climate and Environmental Emergency
On Wednesday 25th September, the School of Anthropology and Conservation held a Climate and Environmental Emergency event, to begin to examine and discuss the way … Read more
PhD student Christopher Aris awarded Laura Bassi scholarship
The Laura Bassi scholarship is awarded to PhD students and early career researchers by Editing Press, a company formed from academics from Oxford and Cambridge. … Read more
Dr Sarah Johns explains the laws of attraction in an interview for South China Morning Post
Looks play a huge role in our initial attraction to another person. According to Irish-American biopsychologist and author Nigel Barber, humans are typically attracted to … Read more
Professor Tracy Kivell and Professor Richard Griffiths awarded University Research Prizes
Main image (left to right): Professor Richard Griffiths, Vice-Chancellor Professor Karen Cox, Professor Tracy Kivell, Dr Alexandra Leduc-Pagel, Dr Robert Fish and Head of School … Read more
Kent at the British Association of Human Identification (BAHID) summer conference
Dr Julieta G. García-Donas and Jeremy Pless, student of the MSc Forensic Osteology and Field Recovery Methods programme, attended the British Association of Human Identification … Read more
Professor Tracy Kivell and Dr Ameline Bardo lead project as part of Live Science
Professor Tracy Kivell and Dr Ameline Bardo of the Skeletal Biology Research Centre are helping to run the Me, Human project as part of the London … Read more
Research identifies key driver for chimpanzee infanticide
Research conducted by the School of Anthropology and Conservation has suggested that the sexual selection hypothesis for infanticide may be the key driver for the … Read more
Research reveals the link between primate knuckles and hand use
Research carried out by the School of Anthropology and Conservation has found differences between the knuckle joints of primates that will enable a better understanding … Read more